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Exiled lutheran, Husband, Patriot, Outdoorsman, Cave explorer, Science nerd, Dog rescuer, Sports fan, Firefighter ‘09-13, State Guardsman ‘14-18 #Hokies

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@widowfarmeroff I ran the track and lifted yesterday, so it’s an off day here

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@jennny_211 Blah

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@SparkyBru Thank you for sharing Sparky, and thank you for remembering

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🇺🇸 25 Heroes of 9/11 You Don’t Know: #4 Orio Palmer

He was 45. Battalion Chief of FDNY Battalion 7. A 20-year veteran. A marathoner. The first man in the department to win its fitness award five times.

Orio Joseph Palmer lived in Valley Stream with his wife, Debbie, and their three children, Dana, 14, Keith, 12, and Alyssa, 9. At home they called him the Music Man. He made up fairy dances for his girls. He dedicated his first New York City Marathon to Dana on her first birthday.

He was also one of the department’s best students of high-rise fire and radio. He had an associate degree in electrical technology. He wrote the internal paper on how to use repeaters so a radio could punch through a tall building.

On September 11 he went first to the North Tower. After the second plane hit he crossed into the South. Most of the elevators were dead. He got a freight car running and rode it to the 41st floor. Then he climbed. Fifty pounds of gear. Floor after floor. Ladder 15 coming up behind him.

At 9:52 a.m. he reached the 78th-floor sky lobby. That was the impact zone.

His voice on the radio was out of breath and calm.“Battalion Seven. Ladder 15. We’ve got two isolated pockets of fire. We should be able to knock it down with two lines. Radio that. 78th floor. Numerous 10-45 Code Ones.”

Dead civilians all around him. He still thought two hose lines could knock the fire down. His men freed people trapped in an elevator at 9:58. He kept calling for water and for a path up.

At 9:59 a.m. the South Tower came down. Orio Palmer was still on the 78th floor. He left behind Debbie, Dana, Keith, and Alyssa.

He is memorialized at the South Pool on Panel S-17.

Never forget Orio Palmer.

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@Jackson32988 @DebRN1953 You’re a rare person then Abigail. The country is starting to forget… God bless you for keeping them all in your memory.

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@splendidthings3 I’m really sorry.

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It’s a simple life out here in rural Kentucky - and I wouldn’t trade it for anything else.

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@alexxelizabeth2 Welcome ahead of time 😊

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@TheLinzerShow NYC unfortunately forgot, and never instilled the importance of it to their kids.

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@Looper_Repairs @PeggiBosquez Same!

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@appyobliged Whoa would ya look at that!

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@appyobliged Omg

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@QueenMack386 Welcome to your new chapter. It’s better in here! 😊

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@latestincosmos Hybrid

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@acoupleofwhiles Good morning Carie

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@jmasseypoet Rothko was amazing

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@JonScast With the exception of LSU and Clemson, most SEC teams played “cupcake” games against lower tier opponents for home games on opening day.. respectfully

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@WmWeedon Pastor.. can I ask a question. Was this old version of the LSB used in LCMS churches prior to our 2006 edition?

https://t.co/b5FFKC5uCw

I know it was made as a common service book for all Lutherans, and we were a part of it… but pulled out at some point?

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Henry Aaron shares a story about Stan Musial, who was one of his best friends in baseball. This is a must watch.

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@VeronicaTeamstr Oh yes you got Labor Day 😊. Enjoy V